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Work for your own industrialisation, Murwira says

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Work for your own industrialisation, Murwira says
Professor Amon Murwira

 Moses Ziyambi

HARARE – The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Professor
Amon Murwira has warned that no industrialisation will come Zimbabwe’s way
unless local people, in partnership with their own institutions of higher and
tertiary learning, take charge of the effort.

Speaking to members of the media
at his offices in Harare this week, Murwira said the job-looking mentality
rampant in the psyche of citizens ought to be dispensed with.

“Industries come from our
deliberate efforts at higher and tertiary education to grow certain industrial
pipelines and this is exactly how a country industrializes. That’s what
independence means; it means doing your things and being able to produce your
things,” said Murwira.

He said the education system
should no longer be about teaching numeracy and literacy, warning that gone were
the days of looking forward to foreigners setting up all the factories.

“Schools and universities are not
there for decoration, they are serious sources of industrialisation. They are
the springs of industry. All water comes from a spring and every industry comes
from a spring called higher and tertiary education institutions. So these must
be geared towards that.

“But as you know during the
Education 3.0 era, we were training people to work in industries developed at
Cambridge and Oxford. So they would produce and they bring it here, and we go
and work. It would look like these people are so amazing, they are just giving
us industries, and we are working,” lamented Murwira.

He said the new education thrust
adopted by the government was geared at industrialising the country by
developing local capabilities.

“Education 5.0 talks about
industrialisation; and industrialisation talks about a lot of capabilities that
we need for business development, which basically means all our institutions.
It doesn’t have to be measured only by the number of certificates that they
give; not by the number of graduate papers that they write but by the number of
start-ups that they produce.

“Start-ups are businesses that
result from our research culture. As a former colony, we have always seen
industries but nobody told us the source of those industries. Ultimately the
source of any industry is an institution of higher and tertiary education. But
those sources were remote to this country; they were not in this country,” said
Murwira.

Bowser queens emerge at bowser water delivery points

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Bowser queens emerge at bowser water delivery points

 ...as residents ignore
Covid-19 regulations

Clayton
Shereni

MASVINGO
–
Concerns have been raised over the emergence of ‘bowser queens’ who are now
taking advantage of the water crisis in the city to arrogate themselves roles
as coordinators of emergency supply points.

In high density areas
especially Sisk (1st-6th streets), some women have gained notoriety for
corruptly using their newfound powers to their own selfish advantage.

This came out during a
Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) workshop on Strengthening Women’s Advocacy
for Inclusive Governance (SWAG) in Masvingo.

It was heard that the
so-called ‘bowser queens’ give themselves and their friends special treatment
at water delivery points.

Kesani Chihlangu, a
WCoZ health cluster leader, said the bowser queens demand to get water first
ahead of everyone else, by claiming that the water bowsers come as a result of
their efforts.

“The bowser system is
not workable especially in Sisk because a bowser is parked at certain houses
where the owners get special treatment ahead of others. If you ask why they get
such kind of treatment, they openly tell you that they themselves called the
bowser driver so they deserve to get water first and without limit,” said
Chihlangu.

Contacted for comment,
Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke said he had not received a formal complaint.

“I have not received a
formal complaint over that issue of bowsers yet. However, a long time ago I
once saw water being delivered in Second Street and I asked why it was not
being done at the designated Border Grounds but I did not get a satisfactory
answer. My office is open for any complaints, water should be delivered at
public places not in houses,” said Maboke.

Complaints have also
been raised over the bowser schedules some of which are in violation of curfew
time which starts at 22:00hrs.

Residents’ pressure groups
claim that women and youth are being harassed after fetching water from the
bowsers and community taps late in the night or in the earliest hours of the
day.

Masvingo United
Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (Murra) programs manager Rumbidzai Magurupira
said the bowser system was commendable but called for the emergency water
supplies services to be given during the day.

“While the bowser
system has come in handy as a mitigation measure against the water shortages,
we are concerned with the scheduling. The bowsers do not get to all areas in
equitable fashion. We call for fairness and equity in the distribution system.

Magurupira implored
council to put an end to the menace of water barons who are monopolizing water
at delivery points.

“Another worry is that
some individuals have become water barons and are monopolizing bowsers at
delivery points, controlling and deciding who gets water. Council should put
measures to stop these unscrupulous individuals and ensure that all residents
get water on an equal and fair basis,” said Magurupira.

Others said the bowser
water distribution points were possible coronavirus infection hotspots unless
effective control measures were put in place.

Residents jostle for
the precious liquid and fail to maintain social distancing while council fails
to enforce ‘no mask no water’ rule.

Chamisa delusional, can’t rule Zim

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Chamisa delusional, can’t rule Zim

 

Tongai Matutu

…former MDC heavies
bash Chamisa at first Zanu PF meeting

Moses
Ziyambi

Former MDC Alliance
members who recently defected to the ruling Zanu PF party last week took turns
to attack their former leader Nelson Chamisa whom they accused of being
ignorant and delusional, TellZim can report.

Speaking at a Zanu PF
Masvingo provincial coordinating committee (PCC) meeting held in the city
recently, former Masvingo Urban Member of Parliament (MP) Tongai Matutu and
former Chitungwiza Senator James Makore attacked their former leader for
pursuing ‘unhelpful politics’.

The gathering was
attended by many senior Zanu PF leaders including politburo member Chris
Mutsvangwa and Masvingo provincial chairperson Ezra Chadzamira.

“When (late MDC
president Morgan) Tsvangirai was alive, we would discuss and make the
constitution together but Chamisa is ignorant and cannot build the country.
Zanu PF is made up of revolutionaries, not missionaries,” charged Matutu in his
address to the gathering.

He said he had nothing
but praise for Zanu PF and its leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa whom he said
had given him a lifeline.

“We do not pay the
people from the opposition to come and join us. Though people mocked us, we
remained resolute. I can praise Zanu PF from sunrise to sundown. We are aware
of what we propagate for. We thank the President for welcoming us back to Zanu
PF. Today is my first day at a Zanu PF meeting. People spread rumours that I was
once a CIO, which is wrong,” said Matutu.

In his own remarks,
Makore, a war veteran who worked as one of Tsvangirai’s closest aides during
the unity government between 2009 and 2013, accused Chamisa of being discriminatory
against older members of the party.

“If you don’t want old
people, then what do you want? We left MDC because we could not follow the rule
of a child who is ignorant and is not capable of leading. We thank you for
upholding the party even in our absence. Zanu PF is an ocean, it will never
dry. I stand for my rights and our constitution allows us to make choices and
that’s why I joined Zanu PF without fear of criticism,” said Makore.

Another former party
member Dr Willian Zivenge mocked Chamisa’s ice of creating spaghetti roads
across the country.

“You dream of spaghetti
roads; you are a food lover. The President, on the other hand, encouraged the
Pfumvudza programme and it was a success,” said Zivenge.

In his remarks to
welcome the former opposition members, Mutsvangwa said they will be treated
like other Zanu PF members.

“Masvingo is the heart
of Zanu PF. We are happy with Matutu and Makore who are back in the party.
Welcome back, you are the same as anyone else in the party, says the President. Whenever Masvingo stands, nothing is impossible, I
am proud of Masvingo province,” said Mutsvangwa.

The Amendment Number II bittersweet

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The Amendment Number II bittersweet

 

Ende zvakaoma. Less
than 7km of the Makuti-Chirundu Rd being commissioned by a whole Head of State
kkkk. Haa zvimwe zvacho zvozonyanya. Mazuva apera awo takaona achicheka ribbon
yechi single-lane Bridge in Karanda kkk. Lime light inodiwawo paya zvakapfuura
mwero. Taiti zvichaperera kuna Mr Bin Chinamasasa vakavhura Bin paya. Manje
mukuru vatori kumberi manje, he can’t miss even the slightest of opportunities
to leave Harare on a helicopter to officially open something kkk. Iyo yakazouya
here helicopter itsva yatakahwa kunzi yakatengwa kuRussia neUS$18 million? Real
US dollars ladies and gentlemen, not Mthuli and Mangudya’s bond notes.Asi
dzaiva nhema kani? Iwo mabond enyu awaka, zvinhu zviri kungokwira chinyararire
muzvitoro umu. And the shortages, oh no, it’s very bad.

 The last time I checked, there was no fresh
milk in the shops for those who can afford to have tea this winter. No fresh
milk. Zveshuwa chaizvo. Hanzi naJamwanda inyaya yekuti mombe dziri kukamwa
munyika ishoma kkkk. Ahh hameno isu vana Mapombi toziveiwo hedu nezve
economics. Ndezvana Jamwanda nana Mthuli izvi. Oh I see many of you here do not
know kuti Jamwanda ndiyani kkkk manga mava kungotarisana ka. Endai paTwitter
munoona kuti ndiyani, but rest assured he is a big somebody and what he speaks
generally represent official government policy. That’s why I was disappointed
that people opposed the Chilonga lucerne grass project. How could anybody in
his right senses oppose a project that was supposed to uplift the community and
create dairy animal feed? Look now we don’t even have enough milk on the
shelves apa it’s winter time. Tomwa sei manje tea yacho isu vana Mapombi toda
tea hobvu isu yakaimbwa naZexie Manatsa iya. Ndokunge taiwanawo zvedu tea yacho
paChiristmas.

Anyway, enough of the
shortages of milk, nhasi ndine nyaya yema official opening anoitwa nemukuru aya.
Travelling all those kilometres with a large security detail to officially open
a rehabilitated 6.5km section of an old highway built by whites back then kkk.
And the rehabilitated section was not even financed by your government ladies
and gentlemen kkkk, and not even financed by your self-imposed Chinese
colonisers. It was financed by the Japanese government. Yes, Japan not China.
Japan is a better colonizer I think, chete zvivanhu zvacho zvakafanana hazvo kumeso
but I think Japana is better. Taifamba nei dai pasina zvipipipi zvinogadzirwa
neToyota neHonda kuTokyo? Kkkk hanzi izvezvi someone is driving mapombi’s
future car in Japan, Yes iriko ichauya hayo. I have never had of any local
suffering inhumane abuse in Japanese-linked companies in Zimbabwe. But look at
how locals are being treated by the Chinese ‘investors’ being protected by
government in the mining industry and other sectors of the economy. Apa zviri
kupedza kutyora hanzvadzi dzedu makumbo, Haiwa, regai ndizvinyarare, muromo
ndimandiurayisa. Asi bhasopu muchazopepuka when Zimbabwe is already a
mini-China, with Mandarin as one of the official languages. Hezvino ndiri pano.

Back kunyaya yema
official opening aya andamboreva. Nhai zvinoitawo here mukuru kufambira
kuzovhura chero Mortuary inotonhorera paGutu, kkkk zvatoitirwa isu, Zuro
ndizuro he was officially opening a new bank. By the way there is nothing new
about the bank kkk, it’s just the old Agribank which was rebranded kkkk. Oh no,
it wasn’t even rebranded as such, it was just given its old Rhodesian name back
kkk. For those who do not know history, what you know as Agribank today started
way back in 1926 in Southern Rhodesia as Agricultural Finance Corporation
(AFC). It was rebranded Agribank in 1999 but 21 years down the line, it gets
its old Rhodesian name back, as if to imply that Rhodesian names and
institutions were better than Zimbabwe’s kkk. Handisini ndadaro, ndiri
kungokuudzai nhoroondo. Muzazoti kwahi heee kwava nebank idzva rakagadzirwa
naED, musanyeperwa. His own banks are Empowerbank, Zimbabwe Women’s
Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) and National Building Society (NBS) but some of them
were initiated by Robert Mugabe, ED’s mentor and ‘father’. Regai timboona kuti
anorama here kwenguva refu sezvakaita Agribank oh sorry AFC, with all this looting
dziriko idzi. Remember Barbican, CFX, Allied Bank, ZAMBG, Trust, Time, Founders,
Beverly etc etc.

Those are proudly
Zimbabwean banks, most of them looted dry nana dumbuguru nanaTyson. Ehe vana
Tyson ivava vava kuda kuzviita vatsvene vakagara kuSA mushure mekunge varobwa
neOperation Restore Regacy. Tinyararire Tyson nevamwe vako. Ndimi vevamwe
makauraya nyika ino imi. You promoted impunity during your time and looted the
State through fake Community Share Ownership Schemes. Bumbiro remutemo maingoita
zvamaida naro kkk, kuriita kanyama-kanyama chaiko. Ehe, iroro reku Lancaster
ndorandiri kureva. Nhasi moti hee hee zvareverwei. Hezvo ngwena yenyu yaisa
imwezve amendment. This is distressing. Amending for the umpteenth time a
7-year-old constitution mune shuwa here varume veZanu imi? Ahh sorry ndanga
ndakanganwa, it’s not Zanu MPs and senantors alone who approved the changes,
Mwonzora’s MPs and senators too. Ko nhai Togarasei, how then do you want to
convince us that you are not captured by Zanu when you support something so
undemocratic and regressive? Zvauriwezve wakanyora bumbiro racho namangwana
naMagaisa. Wadirei mari nesimba kusvika pakutengesa mweya wako kudaro.

Now all the imperial
powers that Mugabe enjoyed and which the 2013 constitution sought to dilute
have yet again been brought back and given to ED to do as he pleases.
Succession will once again be a destabilising factor for the whole country
because the running mate clause has been discarded before it had even been
implemented even once. It won’t be surprising to see another restore regacy in
the future since succession will now depend on the whim of one man or woman as
was the case during Mugabe’s ruinous era. Iyo restore regacy yakaoma, vana
Mandiita Wefodya Mandi Chimene vaiti pwetere pwetere kana kumbozonzwa nezvavo
futi kkkk. Hanzi nevamwe ari kubika magwinya kuBeira uko, achirova mbanje
dzemugungwa kkkk. Varume kana tichine simba ngatirege kufarisa naro
tichidzvanyirira vamwe. Mangwana rofuma rava ranguwo iwe wozomanya nemasango
sezvakaita vana Mandi, nanaTyson, naChombo kkk. Ungambozoziva kuti ndiye Chombo
uya aimbodinginda senda? Senge zundu riri mundove zvaro achidzinga mamayor
achiisa masmall house ake kuma commission kkkk. Ndokufa kwakaita maguta ikoko.
Koi iye Mboko hake kkk sorry I mean Mphoko. Dzakambozoenda nepiko dziya hii dai
dzawanirwa nyasha dziya. Kubva dzangoti ziii samai vadzo Grace. Kkk chine vene
vacho chinhu ichi, I have said it again and again. It’s a straightjacket; ask
Gen Zvinavashe, May His Soul Rest in Peace.

 Chiregai ndiende ndinokanga maputi kuChitima
uko, mabanana haasi kuora zvekummyanya nechando ichi ari kuita mashoma saka
pamberi nemhanduu, aah sory, pamberi nemhandire kkkk, oti dzonakaka muchando.
Kana Mphoko akadzoka pakuva VP pamwe ndingamwawo tea hobvu ndokunge mukaka
wavamo muzvitoro umu. Mboko imboko!

Three more months to repair waterworks transformer, says ZESA

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Three more months to repair waterworks transformer, says ZESA

Perpetua Murungweni / Terrence
Ndowora

A
delegation from the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Southern
Region on May 05 met city of Masvingo officials and councillors soon after
briefing the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs regarding their
continued failure to provide enough power to the intake tower at Bushmead Water
Treatment Works.

The
intake tower has been operating at half capacity for close to four weeks now
after a transformer in the supply line got severely damaged.

This
has caused a serious water supply crisis in the city, with councillors recently
calling upon Zesa Masvingo manager Jacqueline Hlatshwayo to resign for alleged
sabotage after her office frustrated stakeholder efforts to find a quick
solution.

Speaking
at the feedback meeting, Zesa southern region manager Rodwell Munodawafa said
they were repairing the high-voltage transformer instead of buying a new transformer
which would be more expensive.

He
said the power utility needed three months to complete repairs on the damaged
transformer, meaning that the water supply problems may persist until the end
of July.

 “Instead of buying a new transformer, we as
Zesa have opted to repair the burst high-voltage transformer since it is
cheaper to do so than acquiring a new transformer. Repairing the burst
transformer cost about $3.4m which is way cheaper than buying a new one.

“However,
it will take about three months to repair it so Masvingo should expect it by
end July this year (2021),” said Munodawafa.

Masvingo
Urban Ward 8 Councillor Against Chiteme criticised Zesa for bad service
delivery and customer relations as it took too long to respond to their
complaint.

“If
it was possible we would have dumped you (ZESA) and opted for another company
to supply us with electricity at Bushmead since you lack professionalism. You
don’t take urgent issues seriously and you wait for us to scold you first so
that you can take action. That is unacceptable.

In
his remarks, Ward 10 Councillor Sengerai Manyanga also accused the team of
incompetence, saying there was now a more urgent need than ever before for Zesa
and council to work together.

“There
is incompetence within Zesa management as they do not communicate and give
feedback quickly if there are faults. In order to deliver quality services in
the city, Zesa and council should work hand in hand and should organise feedback
meetings more often,” said Manyanga.

Ward
1 Councillor Selina Maridza accused Zesa of insolence, claiming she once had a
meeting with them on behalf of the mayor, and she was told straight to her face
that council should find alternatives and not simply depend on the power
utility.

This
is despite the fact that Zesa has a legislated monopoly
over power supply, and council, in any case, would not afford to set-up its own
power generation infrastructure.

 “I attended a workshop representing the mayor
where a Zesa official told me that we (Council) don’t have brains, we should
make use of the sun and use solar energy as an alternative rather than blaming
us,” said Cllr Maridza.

Gutu man jailed for raping 5-year-old daughter

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Gutu man jailed for raping 5-year-old daughter

Believe
Mpofu

The Masvingo Magistrates’
Court has slapped a man from Mazongororo Village 3 with an 18-year-long jail
sentence after he pleaded guilty to a charge of raping his five-year-old-daughter.

The rape occurred on
April 29 in the man’s bedroom and the man was sentenced by Magistrate Bishard
Chineka.

It was the State’s case,
as presented by Liberty Hove that the man, who cannot be named to protect the
identity of the child, sexually abused the minor on one occasion.

It was stated that the
accused person approached his mother-in-law who had been taking care of the
minor for the past four years saying he now wanted his child back so that she
could go to school.

The grandmother refused
to hand over the child to the man but he used force to take the child.

On April 29, around 22:00
hours, the accused person was sleeping in the same blankets with his daughter
when he raped her.

The man’s sister, who
slept in the other room and who had heard the complainant screaming the whole
night, alerted other villagers some of whom then took the minor back to her
grandmother.

The grandmother latter
noticed bruises on her grandchild’s vagina and learnt about the abuse after
questioning the minor.

The matter was reported
to the police who attended the scene and discovered some blood strains on the
accused’s bedroom sheets.

The child was referred
to Gutu Rural Hospital where the medical report was filed, confirming that
penetration had indeed happened.

The medical report was
produced in court as an exhibit.

Masvingo businessman pledges to promote local talent

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Masvingo businessman pledges to promote local talent
Some of the Masvingo Music Awards 2020 winners

Wayne Ncube

Masvingo
music promoter and businessman Goodbye Sarireni also known as Elder Saras has
pledged to shoot a medley video for Masvingo Music Awards 2020 winners (MAMA’s)
to promote local talent.

The
awards were presented on Hevoi FM on April 24 and were sponsored by Sarireni’s
hair food company, Elder Saraz Gangerlizer.

Sarireni
told TellZim News that he was proud of the artists who won the MAMA’s and he
was sponsoring all the winners with a free video medley this weekend to inspire
them to aim higher. 

 “I’m promoting all the artists who won the
music awards by sponsoring a medley video shoot to inspire our artists to aim
higher and continue making good music for Masvingo and Zimbabwe as whole.

 “We have talent which must be nurtured, our
award winning artists deserve recognition and it is my dream to see our local
artists doing well,” said Sakireni.  

He said
he presented the awards on Hevoi FM where voting was done through WhatsApp
using the link which was circulated on social media where everyone was eligible
to vote and the winners were presented with certificates.

“I
presented the awards on Hevoi FM and voting was done through WhatsApp using a
link which was circulated on WhatsApp and voting was open for two weeks,” said
Sakireni.

The
best female artist award  was given to Getrude
Tanyaradzwa Gweshe aka ‘Tanya’, upcoming male artist went to Kennedy Ganda aka
‘Kenny Gizzy’, best dancehall song was taken by Clarence Sithole aka ‘Clayper’
who also bagged the song of the year award.

Sithole
said he was humbled by the recognition and pledged to work harder to be a force
to reckon with in the entertainment circles.

“This
recognition will serve as an inspiration to me and my work. I hope to grow my
name in the entertainment circles and go beyond Masvingo and Zimbabwe,” said
Sithole.

Churches engage Govt on civic participation in devolution

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Churches engage Govt on civic participation in devolution
Simon Parwaringira

 Clayton Shereni

MASVINGO –
Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denomination (ZHCOD) last week pledged their
support of the devolution programme which is being implemented by the
government across the country.

Speaking
during a provincial leader’s symposium held a local hotel, ZHCOD provincial
chairperson Simon Parwaringira said the organization was working tirelessly as
a unifying structure to ensure development in the country.

“ZHCOD
acts as a unifying structure bringing together the church around common themes
and objectives. As an organization, it is within our mandate to ensure that we
compliment government efforts in development through evangelization.

“We
are happy with previous engagements which we have had with government in
disaster management, education, health and relief programmes,” said
Parwaringira.

The
organization is a brainchild of four apex church representative bodies;
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), Zimbabwe Council of Churches
(ZCC), Union For Development of Apostolic and Zionist Churches in Zimbabwe
Africa (UDACIZA) and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ).

Minister
of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra Chadzamira, who was the
guest of honour, applauded the church for playing a pivotal role

“Our
government respects churches and the critical role they play in the
communities. The devolution agenda is bringing positive development to the
grassroots level and in Masvingo, we have completed 77 projects including
clinics, schools, refuse compactors and graders by local authorities.

Masvingo
province was allocated $1.8 billion under the 2021 devolution program and various
projects across the province’s seven districts are expected to begin.

In
Masvingo province, ZHCOD operates in four districts namely Bikita, Gutu,
Masvingo and Chivi where; working in conjunction with local leaders to promote
the role of churches in creating social cohesion and civic participation within
devolution processes.

The
meeting was targeting to sensitize local leadership about the ZHCOD project,
strengthen the relationship of the government, church and community leaders to
ensure the ownership and oversight of the project at local level. 

ZHCOD
also operates in Manicaland and Midlands provinces where it works with government departments in implementing devolution,
decentralization and developmental projects.

Armed robbery goes wrong

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Armed robbery goes wrong

 

Some of the stolen tyres 

…as
kombi with stolen tyre loot overturns in high-speed chase

Blessed Chauke

MASVINGO – A
robbery went wrong in the early hours of today after the driver of a kombi that
had been stashed with stolen tyres lost control of the vehicle and fell on the
roadside after a high-speed chase by the rapid response team from Junior
Security Company.

Though
the police were not available to give a comment immediately, TellZim
understands that some 112 brand new tyres of assorted type and sizes, and with a worth of over US$40 000 dollars, were recovered.

A
source who refused to be named said four robbers attacked and tied the Junior Security
guard manning the Crown Duo tyre outlet close to Byword Motors in the
industrial area of Masvingo.

They
then loaded the brand new tyres into their Mazda kombi and into the trailer.

Unbeknown
to them, the security guard, despite his hands being tied-up, had managed to
pull out a small cell-phone from his pocket which he used to painstakingly sent
an SOS text message to the security control room.

A
rapid response team was then dispatched, only to find the robbers still loading
their loot.

One
of the robbers who acted as a sentry then alerted his colleagues that they had
been busted and the overloaded kombi, tugging an overloaded trailer, took off
at high-speed towards the VID Masvingo Depot but it fell just after the DocZine
Fuels service station.

The
ruffians, however, managed to extricate themselves from the wreckage and fled
the scene on foot.

No
arrest had been made by the time of writing after the police reacted hours
later.

TellZim
saw the recovered tyres and the damaged vehicles parked at Masvingo Central
Police station for exhibit.

I never left Zanu PF, says Mudzikisi

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I never left Zanu PF, says Mudzikisi

 

Pascal Mudzikisi

…as
he gets readmitted into the party

Brighton Chiseva

Masvingo
businessman Pascal Mudzikisi who contested as an independent candidate against
Minister Davis Marapira for the Masvingo North parliamentary seat in the 2018
general election, has now rejoined Zanu PF, TellZim can report.

He
says he has always been a member of Zanu PF whose principles and values are
rooted in the party, and had never really left it.

Mudzikisi
appeared at a Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee PCC) meeting held at Great
Zimbabwe University’s (GZU) Robert Mugabe School of Education on Sunday, May 02,
where he was formally introduced into the party.

He
was welcomed together with former MDC stalwarts Tongai Matutu, Dr William
Zivenge and former Senator James Makore by Zanu PF secretary for science and technology
in the politburo Christopher Mutsvangwa and the provincial leadership of the
party.

“I
was Zanu PF and I am still Zanu PF. I never stopped supporting it because
that’s where my principles lay so I couldn’t go to another party where I will
be forced to fight my principles. That is the reason why I did not join any
other political party after my expulsion,” Mudzikisi later told TellZim News.

He
was automatically expelled from the party after he contested for the Masvingo
North parliamentary seat as an independent, having failed to contest in the
primaries after his CV failed to sail through during the vetting process.

“Quarrels
are good for democracy in any community but what is important is that at the
end people reconcile and move forward,” Mudzikisi said.

He
said he had a huge following which could add to the party’s vote tally in the
2023 general election.

“When
I contested as an independent I got 2 000 votes and most of those people are
still loyal to me and they can contribute to the party’s five million votes target
in the general election.

“The
reception we got at the PCC was warm. We were allowed to stay and hear them
deliberate, a thing which shows that we have been forgiven,” he said.

On
whether he will contest in the 2023 elections, Mudzikisi said he was ready to
serve but will stand guided by the party.

“I
am loyal to Zimbabwe and to Masvingo North where I was born and bred. So if
there is anyone who is able to represent and fulfill the needs of Masvingo
North, I will support them regardless of where they come from.

“However
I will then make noise about it if they fail. If the party and the people of
Masvingo North want me to represent them, I will do but if Zanu PF sees that
there is someone who can represent its interests better in the constituency, I
will gladly support that someone,” said Mudzikisi.

 

 

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